Use your Microsoft account to install apps on multiple PCs

Applies to Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1

You can use your Microsoft account to sign in to the Windows Store and install your apps on different PCs.

To install your apps on another PC

Sign in to the PC you want to install your apps on using your Microsoft account.

On the Start screen, tap or click Store to open the Windows Store.

Tap or click Account, and then tap or click My apps.

Swipe down on or right-click the apps you want to install, and then tap or click Install.

If you no longer use a PC that you've installed apps on, you can remove it from your account. You'll also need to remove a PC from your account if you've already used your account to install apps on the maximum number of PCs allowed.

To remove a PC from your account

On the Start screen, tap or click Store to open the Windows Store.

Tap or click Account, and then tap or click My account.

Under Your PCs, tap or click Remove next to the PC you want to remove from your account.

Notes

You can remove a PC from your account when you're signed in to the Store on any PC.

After you've removed a PC from your account, you won't be able to use the apps that were installed from the Store on that PC.

If you don’t see Account, your PC doesn’t have the latest update for the Store yet. Instead swipe down from the top edge of the screen (or if you’re using a mouse, right-click) and then tap or click Your apps or Your account.